Hot melt adhesives are on the front lines for several reasons. One factor is the wide variety of large commercial applications especially in the environmentally sensitive areas of packaging.
Another factor is that hot melt adhesives have grown and replaced other adhesive types primarily due to favorable environmental factors.
The renewable value proposition will only add to this preference. As a result, one should look to hot melt adhesives for major application of biobased raw materials.
Read on to review the different biobased components used in the formulation of hot melt adhesives.